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Texas Counties

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Texas Counties

Texas is divided into 254 counties, more than any other U.S. state Texas was originally divided into municipalities, a unit of local government under Spanish and Mexican rule. When the Republic of Texas gained its independence in 1836, there were 23 municipalities, which became the original Texas counties. Many of these would later be divided into new counties. The most recent county to be created was Kenedy County in 1921. The most recent county to be organized was Loving County in 1931

Fannin County, Texas

Fannin County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education

County Seat: Bonham
Year Organized: 1837
Square Miles: 892

Court House:

101 East Sam Rayburn Drive
County Courthouse
Bonham, TX 75418-4346

Etymology - Origin of County Name

James Walker Fannin, Jr., the commander of the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution

Demographics:

County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts

County History

Fannin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.It is named for James Fannin, who commanded of the group of Texans killed in the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution. The seat of the county is Bonham

The development of Fannin County resulted from the efforts of several leaders. These included Bailey Inglish, John P. Simpson, Holland Coffee, Daniel Montague, Daniel Rowlett,^qqv and Roswell W. Lee. The first successful center of commerce was Warren, a fort founded by Abel Warren^qv in 1836. The first courthouse, school, post office, and Masonic Lodge (Constantine No. 13) in Fannin County were in Warren. The first sermon delivered in Fannin County was preached in Warren by John B. Denton,^qv a Methodist minister. The county government was moved from Black's cabin to Warren on January 8, 1840. The first district court for Fannin County was established at the same time. On April 27, 1840, Judge John M. Hansford^qv opened the first session in the new courthouse.

More at Handbook of Texas Online, s.v. "," http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/FF/hcf2.html (accessed November 5, 2008).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 899 square miles (2,329 km²), of which, 891 square miles (2,309 km²) of it is land and 8 square miles (20 km²) of it (0.86%) is water.

Neighboring Counties:

Bryan County, Oklahoma (north)
Lamar County (east)
Delta County (southeast)
Hunt County (south)
Collin County (southwest)
Grayson County (west)

Cities and Towns:

- Bailey	city	Incorporated Area
- Bonham (County Seat)	city	Incorporated Area
- Dodd City	town	Incorporated Area
- Ector	city	Incorporated Area
- Honey Grove	city	Incorporated Area
- Ladonia	town	Incorporated Area
- Leonard	city	Incorporated Area
- Ravenna	city	Incorporated Area
- Savoy	city	Incorporated Area
- Trenton	city	Incorporated Area
- Windom	town	Incorporated Area

County Resources:

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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic features of our country!"

But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.

Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally."

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